Name: Mesonia oceanica Lucena et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.ce.a’ni.ca. N.L. fem. adj. oceanica, of or pertaining to the ocean

Pronunciation, gender: o-ke-A-ni-ka, feminine

Type strain: CECT 9532; ISS 653; LMG 31236

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16S rRNA gene: MH732189 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lucena T, Sanz-Saez I, Arahal DR, Acinas SG, Sanchez O, Pedros-Alio C, Aznar R, Pujalte MJ. Mesonia oceanica sp. nov., isolated from oceans during the Tara oceans expedition, with a preference for mesopelagic waters. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4329-4338.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5187-5189.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from the type species M. alba and is susceptible to being reclassified as a new genus, or perhaps reclassified as Haloflavibacter". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.

Parent taxon: Mesonia Nedashkovskaya et al. 2003

Assigned by: Lucena T, Sanz-Saez I, Arahal DR, Acinas SG, Sanchez O, Pedros-Alio C, Aznar R, Pujalte MJ. Mesonia oceanica sp. nov., isolated from oceans during the Tara oceans expedition, with a preference for mesopelagic waters. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4329-4338.

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